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David Friedman Quotes

I’ve written several deeply personal songs this year, which I really love. Some of them came out of intense sadness. This has been an extremely difficult year for me Picture Quote #1

I publish my own music. I’m creating my own songbook. It works that way for me; I’m very independent Picture Quote #1

I’m not totally altruistic. I’ve always had great career ambitions. But it has to come out in an organic way. If you push yourself out beyond where you are supposed to be, there’s this pressure Picture Quote #1

I have a musical called Goodbye and Good Luck, based on a Grace Paley short story. I also have King Island Christmas, and there are 20 different productions of it this year Picture Quote #1

Composition is definitely what I’m born to do, and it came last Picture Quote #1

I fought for years and spent a fortune fighting and never got anywhere Picture Quote #1

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My first career was as a coach and a teacher Picture Quote #1

It sometimes feels like I’m not doing anything Picture Quote #1

I think of my songs as there to be something to move people emotionally Picture Quote #1

My career keeps shifting; I keep doing the next thing and it keeps growing Picture Quote #1

I’m not totally altruistic. I’ve always had great career ambitions. But it has to come out in an organic way. If you push yourself out beyond where you are supposed to be, there’s this pressure Picture Quote #1

The direct use of physical force is so poor a solution to the problem of limited resources that it is commonly employed only by small children and great nations Picture Quote #1

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When my writing really started to take off was when I made a decision that I would write only what I wanted to write, and if 10 people wanted to hear it, that’s fine Picture Quote #1

Songwriting is the most terrifying thing to me, because you are really laying your heart out there Picture Quote #1

I’ve written several deeply personal songs this year, which I really love. Some of them came out of intense sadness. This has been an extremely difficult year for me Picture Quote #1

I’ve been doing my big theater projects, which take years, and writing a song here and there Picture Quote #1

I’ve been doing a lot of studying singing, and I’m thinking of recording an album containing all my old war horses and putting out a songbook at the same time Picture Quote #1

I’m trying to have everything that I put into the world be something that makes a difference in the way I want to make a difference Picture Quote #1

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The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations Picture Quote #1

I’m not comfortable singing in front of people yet. That’s going to take another 100 performances Picture Quote #1

I was talking to my spiritual advisor. I got a letter from somebody who said that they were about to kill themselves, but they listened to a song of mine and it saved their lives Picture Quote #1

I publish my own music. I’m creating my own songbook. It works that way for me; I’m very independent Picture Quote #1

I have been writing since I was about 20, and at first I wrote in secret and never showed anybody. I was very concerned about making a living, so I conducted Picture Quote #1

I don’t like to produce albums. I hate producing albums, as a matter of fact, because I’m an obsessed mixer and I can’t leave it alone Picture Quote #1

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Corn ethanol can help in the short term, but it has serious limitations, and none of this is going to work if we don’t dramatically improve the efficiency of our cars and trucks Picture Quote #1

As a person, I’m not that hopeful, but somehow the hopeful part of me reveals itself through my songs Picture Quote #1

In the music industry, we value large success. I realized that while I would like that, that it's not what my writing is about. And if I start making it about that, it becomes impure Picture Quote #1

I may not be the most famous songwriter in the world, but you know a David Friedman song when you hear it. It took me a long time to appreciate that Picture Quote #1

I know a lot of people who have tremendous commercial success and they go directly for it. There's something that has always been difficult about that for me Picture Quote #1

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I’ve written several deeply personal songs this year, which I really love. Some of them came out of intense sadness. This has been an extremely difficult year for me. (David Friedman Quotes) I publish my own music. I’m creating my own songbook. It works that way for me; I’m very independent. (David Friedman Quotes) I’m not totally altruistic. I’ve always had great career ambitions. But it has to come out in an organic way. If you push yourself out beyond where you are supposed to be, there’s this pressure. (David Friedman Quotes) I have a musical called Goodbye and Good Luck, based on a Grace Paley short story. I also have King Island Christmas, and there are 20 different productions of it this year (David Friedman Quotes) Composition is definitely what I’m born to do, and it came last (David Friedman Quotes) I fought for years and spent a fortune fighting and never got anywhere (David Friedman Quotes) My first career was as a coach and a teacher (David Friedman Quotes) It sometimes feels like I’m not doing anything (David Friedman Quotes) I think of my songs as there to be something to move people emotionally (David Friedman Quotes) My career keeps shifting; I keep doing the next thing and it keeps growing (David Friedman Quotes) I’m not totally altruistic. I’ve always had great career ambitions. But it has to come out in an organic way. If you push yourself out beyond where you are supposed to be, there’s this pressure (David Friedman Quotes) The direct use of physical force is so poor a solution to the problem of limited resources that it is commonly employed only by small children and great nations (David Friedman Quotes) When my writing really started to take off was when I made a decision that I would write only what I wanted to write, and if 10 people wanted to hear it, that’s fine (David Friedman Quotes) Songwriting is the most terrifying thing to me, because you are really laying your heart out there (David Friedman Quotes) I’ve written several deeply personal songs this year, which I really love. Some of them came out of intense sadness. This has been an extremely difficult year for me (David Friedman Quotes) I’ve been doing my big theater projects, which take years, and writing a song here and there (David Friedman Quotes) I’ve been doing a lot of studying singing, and I’m thinking of recording an album containing all my old war horses and putting out a songbook at the same time (David Friedman Quotes) I’m trying to have everything that I put into the world be something that makes a difference in the way I want to make a difference (David Friedman Quotes) The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations (David Friedman Quotes) I’m not comfortable singing in front of people yet. That’s going to take another 100 performances (David Friedman Quotes) I was talking to my spiritual advisor. I got a letter from somebody who said that they were about to kill themselves, but they listened to a song of mine and it saved their lives (David Friedman Quotes) I publish my own music. I’m creating my own songbook. It works that way for me; I’m very independent (David Friedman Quotes) I have been writing since I was about 20, and at first I wrote in secret and never showed anybody. I was very concerned about making a living, so I conducted (David Friedman Quotes) I don’t like to produce albums. I hate producing albums, as a matter of fact, because I’m an obsessed mixer and I can’t leave it alone (David Friedman Quotes) Corn ethanol can help in the short term, but it has serious limitations, and none of this is going to work if we don’t dramatically improve the efficiency of our cars and trucks (David Friedman Quotes) As a person, I’m not that hopeful, but somehow the hopeful part of me reveals itself through my songs (David Friedman Quotes) In the music industry, we value large success. I realized that while I would like that, that it's not what my writing is about. And if I start making it about that, it becomes impure (David Friedman Quotes) I may not be the most famous songwriter in the world, but you know a David Friedman song when you hear it. It took me a long time to appreciate that (David Friedman Quotes) I know a lot of people who have tremendous commercial success and they go directly for it. There's something that has always been difficult about that for me (David Friedman Quotes)